187 - Sacrifice Someone Else

Chapter Type: Social

In retrospect, I should have been less surprised and offended.  The goblins, when they suspected the same lethal injuries, had placed me in the spore pits.

"I'm serious." I said.  "What do you mean, sacrificed?"

The young man looked down.  <1 >

I sat up, facing the old woman.  "If you would, please.  Explain."  <2 > 

"You," she said, brandishing a fan at me, "could learn some manners.  And stop being so stressed; if you work yourself into a heart attack or stroke, we're still sacrificing you."

I looked about, realizing that most of the people in the room with me were human.  "And these others?" I asked.

She shrugged.  "The magical battles at the wall are fierce; we need all the mana we can get."

"Seriously, if you want necromantic mana, I would think there are enough dead people to provide for dozens…"

She raised four fingers.  "Death, Madness, Chaos, Evil.  Four taints.  Four, the number of Death."